live plants

[ashley_morris22]

hi all,
a mate and i was having a conversation on snakes, and he asked me about live plants in a inclosure( it would be a eastern small blotch and he would like to put a fern in, a soft fern) is i am only farly new to this i didnt have a clue. he is just about to buy a snake and he is making a enclosure as we speek it will be 1200x 600x 1200. wood sides and galls front. would anyone have any ideas on the trees and i have fake plants and he is more into real look. as much help would be appreciated.
he will be joining the clubb soon but at the moment he will be staying at my house over the weekend

Thanks heaps
ashley

 

[sxereturn]

There's a few reason why people don't have live plants...breeding ground for mites...they die...snakes trample them...humidity goes crazy...the smell (of some plants)...maintanence...the list goes on.

 

[ashley_morris22]

thanks for that sxereturn.

your help is muchly appreciated.

 

[Parko]

I have a ''chinese lucky bamboo'' in a bowl of water and sphagnum moss'' which is hardy and looks good, it also helps keep the humidity a little up as our fireplace tends to dry the air out.It doesn't seem to create any problems so far, ferns would quickly be crushed I would think. But as sxe pointed out you have to ensure they are not becoming breeding grounds for mites or bacteria.

 

[moosenoose]

would anyone have any ideas on the trees and i have fake plants and he is more into real look.

Hi Ash, there is some awesome fake plants around- as well as rock hides and stuff. I use real limbs with fake branches and silk leaves, and from a personal point of view I reckon looks great and quite realistic!

I've heard the same stories that Sxe & Parko have mentioned, and it sounds like it may be good advice to steer your mate away from going too 'natural'.

 

[Fuscus]

In zoes gallery here http://www.aussiepythons.com/module...ame=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php you can clearly seea happy bamboo in the cage. I can't see any problems with such a plant if you kept in in water not soil.

 

[ether]

Hey Zoe/Parko where do you get that bomboo from? Does it grown very fast like normal bamboo?

Regards Ether

 

[Fuscus]

You can buy it at bunnings

 

[westhamsc]

or mitre 10 or at any good nurcery

 

[Parko]

Hey Zoe/Parko where do you get that bomboo from? Does it grown very fast like normal bamboo?

Regards Ether

It doesn't seem to grow very quickly, but is real hardy, just add a little fertilizer to the water occasionally. I use fish emulsion for a natural alternative so it shouldn't hurt the snake if it was inclined to drink from the water. Also doesn't like to much sun. :wink:

 

[Gregory]

Put some Cannabis sativa in there. Make sure you have the right lights for optimum growth. :shock: It'll grow like a "weed".

 

[soulweaver]

when looking at plants talk to the plant poeple at bunnings. Put water bamboo in the beacuse it doesn't grow to quick and it can handle heat. Thats the other thing you need to consider becasue some plants don't like heat.

also if you get two plants you can take one out and swap them weekly, helps keep the plant alive and you can stick it in the sunlight when it's not in the cage. No sunlight can kill the plant.

 

[zoe]

we had ours in soil...and sorry fuscy but i killed it lol. but that was purely thru my inability to keep any plant alive anywhere. im gonna give it another go soon because the humidity in our cages seems to be getting scarily low recently. might try them in water also. it grew pretty quickly in the soil! its great because it is strong enough to hold them up when they sit on it too and it really makes the cage look awesome

 

[ether]

Would the humidity get to high for a Bredli?

 

[soulweaver]

doubt it, keep a eye on it, nothing stopping you from taking the plant away for a few days at any stage

 

[craig]

he is just about to buy a snake and he is making a enclosure as we speek it will be 1200x 600x 1200.

that is a huge enclosure for a maccy!!!